Irish slave gangs forcing young British men to work as 'tarmac cowboys'

Irish slave gangs are targeting young British men and forcing them to work on paving and tarmac scam projects, reports the Daily Mail.

The men are being recruited in pubs and on streets and promised a free place to sleep and lots of money. However, the men are trafficked abroad and end up working 16 hour days for as little as £10, with the threat of violence hanging over them if they do not stay in line.

A report of the trafficking was leaked by authorities in Sweden, where many of the captives end up.

The Project Troy report said: 'Many homeowners around Sweden report the same thing: the knock on the door and a well-dressed English-speaking man offering to pave the driveway.'

The work is often left incomplete or poorly done and such workers have been dubbed the 'tarmac cowboys."